ZA-2025-3751-CU2 / 1308 South Soto Street
Summary
SCH Number
2026041131
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
ZA-2025-3751-CU2 / 1308 South Soto Street
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/23/2026
Document Description
Conditional Use Permit to allow a new 1,648 square-foot drive-through restaurant
Contact Information
Name
Shahram "Sean" Mousavi
Agency Name
Marks Architects Inc.
Job Title
Architect
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Iris Wan
Agency Name
city of los angeles
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
S Soto St & Hostetter St
Zip
90023
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 / Class 3
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves a Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction of a 1,648 square-foot drive-through restaurant.
None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemption Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Location: The
project site is not located within a hillside area or the Santa Monica Mountains Zone. the subject site does not contain an officially mapped
environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern. The subject site does not contain an officially mapped environmental resource of
hazardous or critical concern. (b) Cumulative Impact: Per ZIMAS, the LADBS Haul Route Status Table, and Navigate LA, there are no concurrent
approved or pending projects or haul routes within the same place of the project site. The proposed Project will not result in significant cumulative
impacts from successive projects of the same type in the same place. (c) Significant Effect: The project will not have a significant effect on the
environment due to unusual circumstances. Most adjacent lots are developed with a mix of commercial and residential structures, and the subject
site is of similar size and slope to nearby properties. The project site is located in a typical urbanized area of the Boyle Heights Community Plan,
and the project would be consistent with the designated zoning and would adhere to all requirements of the LAMC, with the approval of the
Conditional Use Permit. The project is not unusual for the vicinity of the site, and is similar in scope to other existing commercial uses in the area.
Furthermore, there is not a reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances.
The project site is not located in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. (d) Scenic Highways: The project is not in the vicinity of a state scenic
highway and will not damage scenic resources in a state scenic highway. (e) Hazardous Waste Sites: The project site is not on a list compiled
pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 related to hazardous waste sites. (f) Historical Resources: Per ZIMAS, SurveyLA, and/or Historic
Places LA, the project site is not identified or eligible as a historical resource. The project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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